I Don't Want to Go Back: Examining the Return to Physical Workspaces During COVID-19.
J Occup Environ Med
; 62(11): 953-958, 2020 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1050209
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We study employee perspectives on return to physical workspaces to ultimately inform employers' and policy makers' decision making around the return to work during COVID-19.METHODS:
We tested the three-component conceptual model using survey data collected in the United States in May 2020 from samples of energy workers (Nâ=â333).RESULTS:
Women, non-Caucasians, and employees living in multi-generational households were less willing to return. Concerns about childcare were negatively related to willingness to return, whereas organizational strategies for mitigating COVID-19 transmission at work were positively related to willingness to return. COVID-19 infections in an employees' network were also negatively related to employees' willingness to return.CONCLUSIONS:
Blanket policies may miss the nuanced needs of different employee groups. Employers and policy makers should adopt flexible approaches to ensure a return to workspaces that addresses employee concerns and needs.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Organizational Policy
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Infection Control
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Workplace
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Return to Work
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Occup Environ Med
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
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Environmental Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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